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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter Four, ("Word Detective") through Chapter Six, ("The Big Idea").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets angry about the sand in the hallway?
(a) Students from other classrooms.
(b) Nick's teacher.
(c) Manny.
(d) Mrs. Granger.

2. Why does Nick not use the introduction to his dictionary to write his report?
(a) It does not have any useful information.
(b) He does not realize it is there until he has already written his report.
(c) It is above his reading level.
(d) The introduction to his dictionary is missing.

3. In Chapter Six, "The Big Idea," what word does Nick remember inventing when he was two years old?
(a) Lolomo.
(b) Bunterbo.
(c) Fishika.
(d) Gwagala.

4. What is the name of the dictionary writer that Nick tells the class about?
(a) Robert Cawdrey.
(b) James Redding Ware.
(c) Noah Webster.
(d) Samuel Johnson.

5. Who is Nick's third-grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Avery.
(b) Mrs. Granger.
(c) Miss Deaver.
(d) Mrs. Allen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Nick's mother buy him a new dictionary?

2. What question is Mrs. Granger answering when she says "You do, Nicholas" (29)?

3. What word does Nick invent for "pen"?

4. What is Nick's older brother's name?

5. What does Mrs. Granger like very, very much?

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